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Nation Remembers Rajiv Gandhi on 18th Death Anniversary

  •   Thu, May 21 2009 12:43:23 PM

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New Delhi, May 21: President Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other dignitaries gathered Thursday to remember former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 18th death anniversary at his memorial Veer Bhumi, three days after Tamil Tigers chief Velupillai Prabhakaran who ordered his assassination was killed in Sri Lanka.

Rajiv Gandhi's family - his widow and Congress president Sonia, their son Rahul, daughter Priyanka and son-in-law Robert Vadra - paid floral tributes to the leader, who was assassinated on May 21, 1991 by a Tamil Tiger suicide bomber when he was attending a public rally in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu.

Also present were Vice President Hamid Ansari, Defence Minister A.K. Antony, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and several leaders of the Congress and the United Progressive Alliance, including National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah.

  

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  • Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah

    Thu, May 21 2009

    What a coincidence !! After 18 years Mr.Rajiv Gandhi''s killer was killed in the same month.(only 3 days difference).If you go back to history,One feels that Rajiv might have avoided that death.Sri Perumbadur speech was almost cancelled when his PLANE developed techinical problem at Vishakpatnam.He was heading towards Hotel after cancelling Sri Perumbadur trip.

    On the way he was informed that technical problem was corrected.Immediately he came back and took the flight.At Sri Perumbadur ,when Dhanu -the suicide bomber was coming towrads Rajiv with garland,police stopped her..But...Rajiv gave green signal .Then everything is history. Rajiv escaped 2 attempts on his life before.One in Srilanka, in the Guard of function program,and 2nd one at Shakti Sthal,Delhi, when Sikh youth fired at him but failed. Can anyone win over destiny ?

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